Ideas, Writing, and Funding

So from the title of the blog I have a few things I'd like to share with you. Any filmmakers out there reading this or writers, let me say one thing and hang on to this. When you come up with an original idea from your own mind, hang on to that idea for ever. Hollywood always likes to cheat making movies (i.e. Based on book, legend, someone's life, historical point in time). We just don't see many creative ideas these days anymore. I think the only director is Christopher Nolan. His own ideas of Memento, Prestige, and new film this July titled Inception. I myself have a few creative ideas and a few based on something. But it is hard to think of something new and original that would be worth the watch. So keep thinking on an idea and I promise you'll get there. Just remember to write it down immediately when you have your idea!

If you're a writer then you should be set. If you're not you don't have to find a writer. If you can't write dialogue don't freak out just yet. Write a full out detailed story, concept, and characters, and see how much you can get in there. You will come up with dialogue, may not be the best but write it down. Then try writing your script. You might not get far or feel bad with dialogue but write something down. Then when you have your first draft get some feedback and all this will improve your writing. Or find a writer to co-write it. Not re-write your script but co-write. I myself came up with an idea and had someone to write it. I had all the ideas other than the writer and he suggested I should write it. It took me about a week to start writing it. I learned I had a lot more information of writing it than anyone else. I got the story very clean in there. Now I'm just looking for a co-writer to revise the script and help me clean up the dialogue. So all beginner writers keep at it!

Funding is a very tough process unless you really know people. I haven't had any projects funded before. I've done a lot of free films but have had plans this year of 2010 to start making sure my films get funded. I've found an amazing site that helps anyone out with projects and I strongly encourage you to look at it. Kick Starter at www.kickstarter.com Kick Starter is an amazing funding site. You put a project in for music, film, art, any project you want to do and you can start getting money for it without paying anyone back. But the catch is you must have an invite to start your project. Now I did some research and I got an invite. I'm not going to tell you but do some research on how to get an invite as I did, and you will learn how to get one.

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I learned about Kick Starter from these two filmmakers twitter.com/zakforsman and twitter.com/tedhope you can follow kick starter at twitter.com/kickstarter